拆字解字 - Breaking Apart Hanzi >>
yáng 羊 sheep | goat | (surname)
羊 | 群 | 洋 | 样 | 痒 | 氧 | 翔 | 详 | 祥 | 羡 | 盖 | 善 | 养 | 美 | 着 | 差 | 羞 |
1. yáng 羊 sheep | goat | (surname) Radical: 羊
羊 is pictograph character. The original scripts depict a goat's head.
yáng
羊
sheep | goat
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Yáng zài zhèlǐ zhǎng de yòu féi yòu zhuàng.
羊在这里长得又肥又壮。
The sheep grow fat and strong here.
2. qún 群 flock | group | crowd Radical: 羊
群 is a phono-semantic compound. The left side represents the pronunciation "jun - qun", and the right side indicates meaning. 群 means "flock, group".
qún
群
group | herd | flock | crowd
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Jīngguò cūnzhuāng shí, wǒ kàn dàole yīqún yáng.
经过村庄时，我看到了一群羊。
When passed through the village, I saw a flock of sheeps.
3. yáng 洋 ocean | foreign Radical: 氵
The radical 氵 indicates water, and the right side is the pronunciation "yang".
hǎiyáng
海洋
ocean
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Hǎiyáng fùgàile dìqiú biǎomiàn de 71%.
海洋覆盖了地球表面的71％。
The oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface.
4. yàng 样 appearance | shape | manner | pattern | way | Radical: 木
样： The left side means wood, and the right side is the pronunciation "yang". The original meaning is "sample".
múyàng
模样
appearance | look
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Tā zǒng shì zhège múyàng.
她总是这个模样。
She always has this appearance.
5. yǎng 痒 to itch | to tickle Radical: 疒
痒： The outer part is the radical 疒(Nè), meaning illness.
yǎng
痒
itch | tickle
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Tā de ěrduǒ yǎng.
它的耳朵痒。
Its ear tickles.
6. yǎng 氧 oxygen Radical: 气
氧： The outer part is the radical 气, meaning air or gas.
yǎngqì
氧气
oxygen | oxygen gas
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Zhèxiē zhíwù jiāng huì chǎnchū yǎngqì.
这些植物将会产出氧气。
These plants will produce oxygen.
7. xiáng 翔 soar Radical: 羽
翔： The right side is the radical 羽, meaning feathers or wing. This character means soar, fly.
fēixiáng
飞翔
fly
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Niǎo shì rúhé xuéhuì fēixiáng de ne?
鸟是如何学会飞翔的呢？
How did birds learn to fly?
8. xiáng 详 detailed | comprehensive Radical: 讠
详： The left side is the radical 言, meaning words, speech. 详 means detailed.
xiángxì
详细
detailed | minute | careful | at length | in detail
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Xiànzài shì zuò xiángxì jìhuà de shíhòule.
现在是做详细计划的时候了。
Now it's time to make a detailed plan.
9. xiáng 祥 auspicious | propitious Radical: 礻
祥： The left side is the radical "礻" which is commonly known as 示字旁(shì zì páng). Chinese Characters using the radical 礻 are often related to sacrifices and ceremonies. 祥 means auspicious.
jíxiáng
吉祥
auspicious | lucky | propitious
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Liùshí suì shì yīgè jíxiáng de niánlíng.
六十岁是一个吉祥的年龄。
Sixty is an auspicious age.
10. xiàn 羡 to envy Radical: 八
羡： The lower part is a rarely used character 㳄(xián) which depicts a drooling man, and it also represents the pronunciation "xian". 羡 means "admire, envy".
xiànmù
羡慕
admire | envy
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Wǒ xiànmù nǐ de hǎo yùnqì.
我羡慕你的好运气。
I admire your fortune.
11. gài/gě 盖 lid | top | cover | canopy | to build, (surname) Radical: 皿
盖 depicts a cover on a pot. The lower part is the radical 皿, which is commonly known as 皿字底(mǐn zì dǐ). Chinese characters with the radical 皿(mǐn) are often related to vessels containing things.
gài
盖
cover | lid | cap
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Fángwū hé jiēdào dōu bèi dàxuě gài zhùle.
房屋和街道都被大雪盖住了。
The houses and streets were covered by heavy snow.
12. shàn 善 good Radical: 口
The original form of 善 has a goat on the top and 2 言(words, speech) on the bottom. The original meaning of 善 is "praise again and again".
shànliáng
善良
good and honest | kindhearted
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Tā shìgè shànliáng héqì de lǎo tàitài.
她是个善良和气的老太太。
She is a kind and amiable old lady.
13. yǎng 养 grow | raise | to bring sb. up | give birth | keep (pets) | to support Radical: 丷
The original form of 养 includes 羊(goat) ans 食(food). Now, it is simplified as "养", which means "raise".
sìyǎng
饲养
feeding | raise | rear | raising
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Tāmen zài nóngchǎng lǐ sìyǎng dòngwù.
他们在农场里饲养动物。
They raise animals on the farm.
14. měi 美 beautiful | America Radical: 八
In the oracle bone script, 美 depicts a standing man with ornament on his head. 美 means beautiful.
měilì
美丽
beautiful
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Nà shì yīgè níngjìng měilì de yèwǎn.
那是一个宁静美丽的夜晚。
It was a peaceful and beautiful night.
15. zhāo/zháo/zhe/zhù/zhuó 着 catch | receive | suffer | (auxiliary word-always behind verb) Radical: 目
In the oracle bone script, 美 depicts a standing man with ornament on his head. 美 means beautiful.
zháojí
着急
feel anxious | worry
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Bié zháojí, tā huì méishì de.
别着急，她会没事的。
Don't worry, she'll be all right.
16. chā/chà/chāi/cī 差 difference | to differ | error | to make a mistake, differ from | short of | to lack | poor, send | a messenger | a mission | to commission, uneven Radical: 工
The lower part of 差 depicts the left hand. The original meaning of 差 is mistake, difference.
chābié
差别
difference | disparity | dissimilarity | distinction | unlikeness
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Liǎngzhě zhī jiān chābié hěn dà.
两者之间差别很大。
There is a big difference between the two.
17. xiū 羞 shy | ashamed | shame | bashful Radical: 羊
The original script of 羞 depicts a hand hold a goat, which means "offer". Now it means "shy".
hàixiū
害羞
shy
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Tā shìbùshì xiàng háizi yīyàng hàixiū?
她是不是像孩子一样害羞？
Is she as shy as a child?
